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C14520 Copper vs. C36200 Brass

Both C14520 copper and C36200 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14520 copper and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 85
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 85
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5

Comparable Variants